Outsourcing Accreditor Oversight to States: A Bad Idea in the Making

Today, the House moved forward with the Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act, which would shift oversight of accreditors tol states. My latest explains why that’s a bad idea. www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Risk-Sharing for Higher Education: The House Republican Proposal’s Impact on Institutions and Students From weak incentives to perverse outcomes, the House GOP’s risk-sharing framework is in need of further discussion and improvements.

House Republicans say their “risk-sharing” plan will hold colleges accountable—but it may end up hitting students hardest.

My latest for @educationwork.newamerica.org/@newamerica.org:
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#HigherEd #EdPolicy #StudentDebt

Not letting a little depression weight gain keep me from very Gay™️ at #WorldPride.

Trump's Accreditation Guidance Sidesteps Core Higher Ed Safeguards New Education Department policies may disadvantage students and taxpayers by inviting fraudsters into the accreditation system.

Your Friday reading, besides the Fetterman profile, is this explanation of Trump’s accreditation policies from me and @wesleywhistle.bsky.social. www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Going to be a little vulnerable for a sec. I've always loved writing, but rarely used it as a personal outlet. That's changed since my mom died. While I've always considered myself self-aware & good at processing things, I learned something last night about myself while writing this.

Love her, but no.

Meet the Would-Be Accreditors Tied to Predatory For-Profit Colleges The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for potentially exploitative accreditors to enter the federal financial aid system.

A few new accreditors want federal recognition.
Their leaders are tied to predatory for-profit colleges, some of which defrauded students. My latest: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

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I'm just catching up on the day so this was super helpful!

Clicking through to the section-by-section is full of "ugh" moments like: allows students enrolled in programs operating outside of the accreditation system to be eligible for such grants

Bootcamp scammers rn: 🤑💰🤑💰

The House Reconciliation Bill Makes College Less Affordable — All to Pay for Tax Cuts for Millionaires and Billionaires

House Republicans are trying to slash #HigherEd funding just to pay for more tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. I break it down in my latest for @educationwork.newamerica.org: newamerica.org/education-po...

Students Lose as Trump's Order Turns Accreditation Into a Political Tool The administration's new executive action, which is likely illegal in part, threatens to upend accreditation standards.

The second piece from @educationwork.newamerica.org is @wesleywhistle.bsky.social @jbeowulf.bsky.social and @antoinetteflores.bsky.social breaking down the Exec Order on accreditation.

The stand out of this EO is its focus on...

#HigherEdSky
#EduSky
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The House Reconciliation Bill Makes College Less Affordable — All to Pay for Tax Cuts for Millionaires and Billionaires

More analysis from the @educationwork.newamerica.org team, this time a detailed analysis from @wesleywhistle.bsky.social that’s worth taking a minute over.

This bill, if enacted, will make college and loan repayment more expensive, all to give the wealthy a tax break
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The Assault on Higher Education is an Assault on Democracy Universities are under siege—not by forces of academic debate, but by political operatives intent on dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, restricting free speech, and rolling…

America's universities are under siege.

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Here, our #HigherEd policy expert @wesleywhistle.bsky.social explains how the goals of the president's attacks are to devalue academic freedoms, to defund critical programs—and to simply "weaken democracy itself."

Opinion | When Trump Is Done, What Will Remain of Public Education? The administration has done everything in its power, and some things beyond its authority, to ensure education is equal no more.

A must-read from my @newamerica.org colleague @adamhsays.com in the @nytimes.com. He breaks down Trump’s push to eliminate DEI in education and the far-right extremists behind these dangerous efforts to roll back civil rights protections. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o... #Education #CivilRights #DEI

The Assault on Higher Education is an Assault on Democracy

My latest blog for @newamerica.org @educationwork.newamerica.org: The Assault on Higher Education is an Assault on Democracy. #highered #democracy www.newamerica.org/education-po...

This is literally the definition of federal overreach. If Columbia caves like they already have, they don’t deserve to exist.

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I’m obsessed with this new Kelsea Ballerini song. music.apple.com/us/album/put...

A great list of scholars who can speak to the implementation and likely effects of the administration's actions regarding the Department of Education

Press release

New: The administration—through DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA—says it has canceled ~$400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University.

Not only is it a violation of the First Amendment, there is no federal authority over curriculum!

'Not their business': Trump mulls major changes to federal student loan office President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has discussed shifting the Federal Student Aid office to an agency outside the Education Department.

Wait, they want to move student loans to the Small Business Administration??? Because that’s definitely the mission of SBA… www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

🗣️ Republican voters still value higher ed, according to @ThirdWayEdu @BenCecil's latest poll:

📊87% want more accountability
💰83% support financial transparency
💳79% back continuing PSLF
🛡️71% say guardrails are needed to protect students

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Linda McMahon: "We must stop micro-managing schools."

Also Linda McMahon: "Hey you private law school, you have to teach exactly what we say or we'll come after you."

No, just these Chubbies (they previously only had 4” shorts). My underwear is much shorter. 🙃 www.chubbiesshorts.com/products/the...

I wish Ziggy and Owen could meet.

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"with letters like this one you are receiving" -- these malevolent trolls can barely write a sentence.

Willing summer into existence by ordering 2” inseam shorts. Ready for sky’s out, thighs out.